I wanted to share some recent purchases with you. One of my most favourite things about crafting is 'colouring in' and all the different mediums you can use, the different effects they give and the myriad of colours there are. To this end, I am a bit of a sucker for shiny new sets of pencils etc. 
A few weeks ago, I picked up a set of Faber-Castell pencils that were half price in WH Smiths. I really love them. However, I was also hankering after some Prismas as just about everybody over the pond raves about them and I was curious to know if they really are different to those you can get here. I got a set of 72 on eBay from the US for a bargain price and yes, especially for blending with Sansodor, they are definitely an improvement on what I already had. I wanted to show you a pic of them all sorted out into the colour combos I'd painstakingly arranged them into. However, I dropped the lot and haven't had the heart to do it all over again yet :(
The other set I have bought - again from eBay, is a Koh-i-noor woodless pencil set. They only come in a set of 24 but omigosh, I can't tell you how much I looooove these pencils! They feel heavy, beautifully heavy (and came ready sharpened, a big plus!) and really do ooze onto cardstock in a buttery fashion. The colours are intense and I just adore them. I have done the same image in both Prismas (right) and Koh-i-noor (left) but a much better comparison can be found on Gina K's blog. (Note also the paper piercing templates on here which are winging their way to me now, a real bargain at $1.49!).
There are no flesh colours in the Koh-i-noors, which is a shame, but the truth is, I don't have to stick to any one set. I can happily mix and match all the colours and brands which is the best option because any 1 set is not the be all and end all. They are all wonderful in different ways. The one thing I would ask you is, to share with me which flesh colour pencils you use and love? I have bought flesh colours in practically every make I can find and none of them are particularly satisfactory. I have flesh coloured Copics which are great, but they don't sit well with pencil coloured images. So, please please tell me which ones you use and love???
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I have bought the Koh-i-noor pencils too but have yet to use them... I haven't colored one image yet... to chicken it will look bad!!!! Could you post any responses you get for flesh colored pencils on your blog so we all know what the answers are?
I dont use pencils, I'm using Waterolor Wonder Crayons with a Aquapainter.
Hugs Tanja
For flesh colour I prefer watercolur, but if you're colouring in with pencils, watercolour won't look so nice on the flesh- coloured pieces. I have a set of pencil colours that are very soft, and I can build my colour gently, buy sorry, I can't tell you their name as they were given to me in a case, and they don't have any name on them. My advice is to find a pencil colour brand that have a soft point. If you can try them on, you'll notice the difference immediately between a harsh and a soft pencil.
Hi,
I use the Faber-Castell pencils and I love to colour with the pencils.
Hugs
Inge
I am a beginner with Faber-Castelle watercolouring pencils. The Koh-i-noor and Prismas I've heard of but yet to buy and try.
I'm a noob and I use my sister's faber-castell :P
I love my prismas, but cant get the flesh effect I want at the mo..(till I get more pencils), but what I have tried, and it works, is a teeny weeny bit of face powder on a cotton bud!!
I don't use pencils that much so I not discovered a good flesh colored one sorry
I use Koh-i-nor watercolour pencils and love them!
I havent used pencils yet but I am anxious to try them.
Hmm....I think its a tricky one.
The only flesh coloured Prismas that I've got are OK, but maybe a little pinky - they are Peach and Light Peach.
Before I got them, I would use Faber-Castell Art Grip Aquarelle in '131'. Again a little pink but not bad if you blend well.
I'm intending to buy some Promarkers this week (including one of the specific skintone packs) so I will let you know how I get on with them.
I have been using my whispers watercolour markers at the moment but i have recently bought some prisma'a but are yet to use them
Hugs Sara (sbs sister)
watercolor crayons with aquapainter
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